Gonzalez v. Comm'r Of Correction.

• Decision Date: 22 September 2010
• Parties: Odilio GONZALEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court

298 Conn. 918
4 A.3d 1226

Odilio GONZALEZ
v.
COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Sept. 22, 2010.

Michael E. O'Hare, supervisory assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition.

Robert J. McKay, special public defender, in opposition.

The petition by the respondent for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 122 Conn.App. 705, 1 A.3d 170 (2010), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“1. Whether the Appellate Court properly ruled that the sixth amendment confers a right to the effective assistance of counsel in matters pertaining to credit for presentence confinement?

“2. Whether the Appellate Court properly ruled that the petitioner met his burden of showing deficient performance and prejudice within the meaning of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984)?”